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Upper Northeast Corner

Population9.21 billion

CapitalSoft Tyranny
LeaderBlue Leader
FaithVague Spiritual Feelings

Currencyblue nugget
Animalblue dragon

The Benevolent Utopia of Upper Northeast Corner is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Blue Leader with an iron fist, and notable for its smutty television, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 9.21 billion Unexians enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, with Administration also on the agenda, while Law & Order and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soft Tyranny. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Unexian economy, worth a remarkable 1,822 trillion blue nuggets a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 197,870 blue nuggets, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,423,391 per year while the poor average 8,859, a ratio of 160 to 1.

Policies are debated via video essays and tier lists, the swagger of covering up is unparalleled, nothing in life is promised except death and government support, and watching shooting stars is Unexians' number two favorite pastime. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Upper Northeast Corner's national animal is the blue dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Vague Spiritual Feelings.

Upper Northeast Corner is ranked 50,987th in the world and 3rd in XS IV for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,845.49 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Most Extreme: 9thHighest Drug Use: 169thHighest Crime Rates: 436thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 570thMost Extensive Civil Rights: 574thMost Armed: 640thFattest Citizens: 717thMost Avoided: 740thMost Pro-Market: 766thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 982ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,235thLargest Retail Industry: 1,306thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1,727thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,772ndHighest Disposable Incomes: 1,906thLargest Gambling Industry: 2,015thMost Rebellious Youth: 3,025thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3,164thTop
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 3,831stMost Efficient Economies: 4,350thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 5,027thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5,789thMost Cheerful Citizens: 6,383rdLargest Mining Sector: 6,586thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 6,863rdMost Subsidized Industry: 7,607thMost Corrupt Governments: 9,603rdHighest Average Incomes: 11,456thNudest: 14,011thTop
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Highest Economic Output: 18,418thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 21,559thMost Influential: 21,757thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 22,389thMost Cultured: 22,543rdMost Scientifically Advanced: 26,818thLargest Agricultural Sector: 29,730thLargest Information Technology Sector: 32,381st

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Upper Northeast Corner was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens and the Top 10% for Largest Information Technology Sector.
  • : Upper Northeast Corner was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Information Technology Sector.
  • : Upper Northeast Corner was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Information Technology Sector.
  • : Upper Northeast Corner was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens.
  • : Upper Northeast Corner was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Information Technology Sector.
  • : Upper Northeast Corner was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Rudest Citizens.
  • : Upper Northeast Corner was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens and the Top 5% for Nudest.
  • : Upper Northeast Corner was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Rudest Citizens.
  • : Upper Northeast Corner was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Rudest Citizens.
  • : Upper Northeast Corner was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.

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